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Christopher Cyril Barwick  1921 - 1944

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• Nickname	Pete
  Birth	09 Jul 1921	Ealing / Brentford / Middlesex / England
  	Christopher Cyril Barwick was born at 97 Felix Road Ealing
  Gender	Male
  Enlistment	Christopher Cyril Barwick(Peter) joined the British Army in 1937 at the age of 16 & was sent to India.
  Died	07 June 1944	Herouvillette / Normandy / France
  	Age: 22
  	Serjeant Christopher Cyril Barwick(Pete) No.5383457 of the 2nd(Airborne)Bn.,Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry was killed on the South Road out of Escoville Normandy France. (Pete) was the Platoon Sergeant of 22 Platoon that came under direct attack from two German tanks and supporting infantry. (Pete) died as was reported whilst still firing his sten gun at the drivers slit of the lead tank before being hit by it a day after the D-Day landings of World War 2. (Pete) was part of the Special Airborne force sent deep behind enemy lines to capture key bridges and was dropped in by glider.
  Person ID	I858	Barwick/Eastick | Family Line Of Edward James & Ann Maria Barwick.
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2007
  Father	Christian Henry Barwick,   b. 19 Jun 1900, Fulham / London / England ,   d. 10 Mar 1968, Ealing / England
  Mother	Mabel Mary Ayling,   b. 02 Dec 1900, Hermitage / Westbourne / Sussex / England ,   d. 01 Nov 1964, Acton Hospital / Ealing / Middlesex / England
  Married	18 Oct 1919	The Parish Church of St John Ealing / Brentford / Middlesex / England
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet
  Family	Margaret Doreen Jones,   b. 22 Jul 1923,   d. 10 Dec 1987, Ealing / Brentford / Middlesex / England
  Married	29 Mar 1943	The Parish Church / Erdington / Birmingham / England
  	Type: Church of England
  	Witnesses to the marriage of Christopher C. Barwick & Doreen Jones were William H. Smith & Samuel Jones. At the time of the marriage Christopher Barwick lived at 24 Highland Road Erdington.
  Children	1. M.C. Barwick
  Photos		Wedding Day Photo at Erdington 29th March 1943.
  		Photo of Christopher(Pete) & Margaret Barwick(Jones), taken around October 1943.
  Last Modified	13 May 2007
  Family ID	F218	Group Sheet

• Photos		Christopher Cyril Barwick(Pete) circa 1942
  		Photo of Christopher Cyril Barwick(Pete) with cup circa 1942.
  		Part of D Company 2nd Bn Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire - December 1943.
  Documents		Ash Grove / South Ealing / London / England
  		Born England
  Headstones		The War Grave of Christopher Cyril Barwick (Pete). Status: .